Species (100 g), parts of plant, vitamin C content
Vitamin C boosts the immune system. It also acts as a natural antihistamine
Wild food is known by many to have higher nutrients in them, so it would be wise to try incorporate some wild food into your diet.
Dog rose (Rosa canina), fruit, 1252 mg
Balsam fir (Abies balsamea), needles, 270 mg
Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus), bark and needles, 200 mg and 32 mg respectively
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), aerial parts, 190 mg
Red spruce (Picea rubens), needles, 169 mg
Wild garlic (Allium vineale), leaves, 130 mg
Garden yellow-rocket (Barbarea vulgaris), basal leaves, 130 mg
Common blue violet (Viola sororia), basal leaves, 130 mg
Lamb’s quarters (Chenopodium album), whole young plants, 130 mg
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra), fruit, 116 mg
Shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris), basal leaves of first year plants, 91 mg
Wild leeks (Allium tricoccum), leaves, 80 mg
Woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca), fruit, 80 mg
Mock strawberry (Duchesnea indica), leaves, 79 mg
Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis), flowers, 69 mg
Mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia), fruit, 68 mg
Common yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta), leaves, 59 mg
Northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis), needles, 45 mg
References Combs, G. F. (2012). The vitamins: Fundamental aspects in nutrition and health. Burlington, MA: Academic Press
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